winter solstice --
the warmth in your voice
I no longer hear
Cattails, April 2017
Maria Laura Valente
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
冬至 --
我不再聽到你聲音中
的熱情
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
冬至 --
我不再听到你声音中
的热情
Bio Sketch
Maria
Laura Valente is an Italian poet and a literature teacher. Lately, she
has won several Italian haiku and poetry contest. Her English haiku and
senryu have been published in international journals and columns. Her
new Italian poetry book, Lustralia – Abluzioni Liriche, was published in 2016. and her first haiku collection, La carezza del vento, was published in 2017.
The juxtaposition of winter solstice (longest night of the year) and no warmth in the voice of one's beloved one is emotionally resonant and relatable (to some of us at some point in our lives).
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